erstwhile
ERS-TWAIL
erstwail in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɝsˌtwaɪl/ · 2 syllables
How “erstwhile” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | er | s | t | wh | i | l | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | er | s | t | w | ai | l | — |
“erstwhile” sound by sound
| Ingglish | er | s | t | w | ai | l |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɝ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /w/ | /aɪ/ | /l/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /ɝ/, /aɪ/ and 4 consonants /s/, /t/, /w/, /l/
- Syllables
- 2 — ERS · TWAIL, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.10 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #37,943 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɝstwaɪl/
“erstwhile” — questions & answers
How do you spell “erstwhile”?
E-R-S-T-W-H-I-L-E in English; “erstwail” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “erstwhile”?
ERS-TWAIL — IPA /ˈɝsˌtwaɪl/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “erstwhile”?
/ˈɝsˌtwaɪl/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.